New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-15
M DRAMA.
Mps POTTER "LOYAL LOVE"

A change Of bill was made last night nj the Fifth
Avenue Theatre. and Mrs Cora Potter. entering on the
thr aud last OF her NJ his house. pre-
scented the character OF me, iu our-act play called
"Loya Love" PdhIic interest in the proceedings ~
Mrs Potter has somewhat abacd within Tie last iort-
nsh' and the animated spectacle Of her oocning nigt
October 30 was not renewed Tic attendance was,
however iarse ami 10 some extent OF fashionable
persons. ami the reception kind. Mrs Potter a I""'
was very pretty I'm soft co.or. Of 10 distinctive nltion
atty aul she apperc 20 De- entirely a"Ire OF tat lact
II one Of the pccud's OF This per- ormcr t1at sle
nxuriatcs in herself AMI this niy bee the reason My
she con .ucs an nor!,uate time I'm 1ttuiinilng and IN
aniug through the business OF sccnes tint Should be
dispatched with moderate haste TIL" spectator Is
reminded of tho peacock the garden wall, expanding
a.. .cin,lllant pluna % IN the This blcmish would
ohstrc the porous exercise OF the best talent that
ever WAS cxcr;cd II calls aloud for removal Mira
Potter mot lie expected To manifest deep fce.hE
because obviously she not possess It, neither can
she be expected to manifest The trencant force ana
r,pe rcposc Of high AM cultivated artistic faculties be-
cau,e even II she possesses slch fcuiies-WI!ch Is
doubtul--lo ha4 not yet developed AMI tralhc' t'm
But reasonable celebrity In acting may Ice anticipates
even from novice. There l. nothing 50 eNtraor'lhHH
in either the talents the aspect or the raineht OF s
Potter that oycrlc>lreiy exhibition II them sn"u"
bee deemed essential tie public good and assuredy'
there - nothing In the in-ipd play OF Loyal Love
that should cAse any Of its representatives 10 4inseI
upon IT..
In this piece the public is RECALLED with the oil and
well-known spectacle of a Irosy mind u4lhS 10 nc
poetic aud assuming that the business i done 10y WIZ
in, tuud rhetoric IN lines Of zen syllablcs each Tic
character Of L,o--a young woman married to the man
whom she loves and rcsoue,y aNer>e to the man whom
She Understands aboat on level with that OF "' ne
Mortimer in EicAeieu only It has neither such S"od
situations nor such telling words i"'s Is secretly
married to Prnce Pedro OF King OF Portugal VINO
rriucI some time in the fourteenth century and who
Was a compound OF do;arl and villain Retro and I"er
aro fond ana faithful lovers. and the play Is called
LOYAL Love" because II shows them in their hdelity
10 each other under somewhat trying circumstances
The kim has commanded his to marry the daughter
OF the King OF -pain; hut Iciro conceains his mar
ria-c to bc-. refuses to make that royal match CON
-cs the Kings Minister. ascertains that there Il an
other lady I'm the and upon seeing hc- he Is Seh
10y beauty and hcreupon he endcavors 70 snppant
Itiro and To win her for himself-in"king the King
marty TO his impossible plot Ie- rcpcls this unwecomo
sutton AMI Gon-ae> essays to remove her by poison
IIs drug j. administered To Ter 10y c"hrHrlatr; ana
It oNer"heims mr. juS '1 aNJ r NliN h, nhcrfcd the
crown But presently turns out that the confederate
~ Goi, w,, more human than Trustworthy. and that
I ,int"i.terrl .rcpins drought Instead OF a poison.
Tnc- reyye- and Is restored 10 her husband ana Wme
1ou-ai,s goes 10 his doom this fortunate Lady il supposed
10 be- invested with imperial dsnitic" Is pretty
STORY. fpr dramatic purposes II J. unreal an weak
and the author ot the play. Ross Neil has toll II IN
IA ne mnnncr The effect Is that ot series oi pictures
Loyal Love-" IN fact. is not PLAY but c"ecti9hoI
made II contains no movement II shows condition
OF slightly alters THIS condition from tlile
10 tune trdpu.iy planning cach transition whlch me
SPECTATOR has already taken for granted II presents
mobile kinK ana II makes hln tax Ike e"i anu act
Ike "A black quart II provides It's herewith conn ah
ana makes him 0ut nctdlrs~iy keep from that friend
communicates II introduces servant VINO cnnficitiiy
talks with his mistress about hcr l"N" dnhI >I'h@"
iuorufnlus maj Iruw>N answer, ana Nlth ne
ha. occasion to tell his master that Il i sunset assures
him ,hat the BLAZING orr hd> oGchtd tAe rim ~ tIS
wrsieru waves" II presents an lmp1'@lhA ap'uth !
Villain who is "A cross between = r0ddN ana ftS'f"'
hut who unlike either OF those precious lh~'iS -
merely crotic about woman w % already ti"hE' l"
another man. II, mprubahitirs are 100 numerous ~ ~.
rrcnuu.cl The heroine does not enter during me u'Nt
net hut in the ,ccou soft she comes ana TINS ACT j,
NM, palace by the Lake OF Como When the play ceases
n Ice -,cchallne II becomes roporinc. Mis-. iottcrs
mpcrSonAtou OF Iit- marked by gre Ter sincerity
than that OF Nile de IrfSStT but IN h,uol w ~
crude and It's predecessor. VINE ID Tue .'t''t
of the words IL altcrnacd between polon-rd chrp '
"A nasal beat rhe reputation Of GO-tc'' III hrt ltV'
denoted however Just idea Of thcatrcl 'ho'i, inc
remembrance Of good teaching ami native capacity !"
sustain the Illusion of "A Mr' Potter was 'i1l''
before the curtain and loudly npp.Ruded TWO OF '''"
times after each net t. ,it.
MIR Joseph uawurth enacted G0H-RcS ana maze t'.s
incredible pcrs important and impressive 10y c"ns'st
cnt dignity carriage. 10y passionate -it''Il " ~
iudiroils cucuton and picturesque t'"'",n' u"
solionutrs and the moments NJ 10y play Mr hNr!!c
Bcllrw a. P,ho rccitcd many howcr} speeches p'''o
"a N he believed In them which perhaps, = - i' ~
roul he cNprrcd OF any sane person under the 'l''"
stances oval Love Is chiefly Impressive a. 'rsN',I
i'm self denial The love sccnc, In act second SHOUT"
teach u precious lesson